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We run training workshops throughout the year to support organisations and practitioners with their evaluation needs. Scroll down to see our upcoming training and events.

Commission a workshop ✏️

Our training workshops are available to commission - they can be commissioned and delivered to a group of staff within a single organisation, either in-person or online. Intermediaries, funders and local authorities can also commission us to run workshops for their members or funded organisations.



Online workshop 

Let’s Evaluate! Workshop 3: Telling my Story (Summer 2025)

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Telling my Story: Analysing and Reporting on Outcomes

This workshop is the third (and final) in our Let’s Evaluate! programme. Participants will benefit most if they attend all 3 ‘Let’s Evaluate!’ workshops in their intended order.


Date/Time

This is one workshop that will be delivered over 2 days. You must attend both parts of the workshop on both dates for the full learning.

Part 1: Wednesday 24th September 2025, 10.00 am – 1.00 pm
Part 2: Wednesday 1st October 2025, 10.00 am – 1.00 pm

Joining Information

We are running this workshop using Zoom video conferencing.  You’ll need a stable internet connection (and preferably a webcam and microphone).  We’ll email in advance with a link, password and all the materials you will need for the workshop. For more information, please read our Participant guide for using Zoom.

Who is this event for?

Staff or volunteers from third sector organisations in Scotland

Note: You must have attended our workshop Getting Started: Outcomes and Indicators before attending this workshop or you should have a strong understanding of outcomes. To check the strength of your understanding please read this page on setting outcomes and indicators before booking onto this workshop.

Cost

Our three Let’s Evaluate! workshops follow a sequence and most people find it best to attend all three in order; but you can pick and choose.

Some funders will pay for evaluation support so third sector organisations should always ask their funder if that’s an option.  Click here for more information.

cost
Booking an individual workshop£132 (inclusive of VAT)
Booking all 3 ‘Let’s Evaluate!’ workshops together£360 (inclusive of VAT)
Special Offer: Book onto all 3 workshops using the booking form below and pay a discounted price of £360 for your attendance – please note you will be charged in advance, this payment is non-refundable.

Workshop Description

This informative workshop investigates how to pull evidence together and make sense of it, even though it might be coming from different places and consist of different types of data!

You will look at the best practice in reporting and explore what a positive funder relationship looks like.

Using evaluation for learning is just as important as using it to provide outcome evidence for your funders and this workshop examines how your evaluation practice can achieve both of these and more.

At this workshop you will learn how to:

  • Analyse information collected to evidence the achievement of your project outcomes 
  • Report on the achievement of project outcomes to funders and stakeholders
  • Learn from the analysis to improve project delivery

How our workshops run:

There will be a mixture of PowerPoint presentation and trainer guided exercises. We’ll help you learn from other participants and apply the learning to your work. There will be an icebreaker exercise at the start of the day to get to know each other. Participants will be placed in small groups to complete group activities.

This workshop is the third (final) in our Let’s Evaluate! programme.

Participants will benefit most if they attend all 3 in their intended order. The first 2 workshops in our online round are:

Workshop namepart 1part 2
Workshop 1Getting Started: Outcomes and IndicatorsWednesday 13th August 2025, 10.00 am – 1.00 pmWednesday 20th August 2025, 10.00 am – 1.00 pm
Workshop 2Make to Measure: Evaluation Methods and PlansWednesday 3rd September 2025, 10.00 am – 1.00 pmWednesday 10th September 2025, 10.00 am – 1.00 pm
Use the form below to book onto all 3 workshops and pay only £360 for your attendance to all 3.

About ESS workshops:

Evaluation Support Scotland are accessible. We use plain English. We work in a way that meets the different needs and abilities of people and organisations. We ask you if you have any access needs when we work with you and ensure that, as far as possible, we meet them.  Please ask us if you want to see our equalities policy.

Got any questions?

We’re here to help! Contact us for help and advice.

By completing the booking form below, you are agreeing to attend part 1 and part 2 of this workshop.  You do not need to complete an additional booking form for part 2.

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